Daniel 6:10-22 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. It is to view it in light of God’s promises, and it would remind us as we conclude our study, to remember to view the Old Testament and the whole Bible in view of God’s promises. In any case, Daniel was born somewhere around 620 BC and died some time around 535 BC. He decides to have a beauty contest and have a new queen chosen. But human sin is persistent. Daniel was one of the exiles taken to Babylon in 605 B.C. They were calculated eclipses by either Hipparchus or Ptolemy or one of their contemporaries. Xerxes I of Persia reigned from 486 BC when he was 36 until he was assassinated in 465 BC. "Ahasuerus" is the Hebrew version of Xerxes. ; cf. So what follows in the Old Testament canon are two books about people who live in exile. She refuses to come and the king is humiliated before his guests. First of all, there is Esther, a woman who lived in exile in Persia; and Daniel, a man who lives in exile in Babylon. That is the time that Esther is set. Nehemiah and Ezra work together to restore the people in the land. I thought Darius I took the throne around 465 which would make Daniel VERY old if what I am reading is correct. I am studying the timelines in the Bible regarding the lifetime of both Daniel and Esther for a school project and I’m hoping to get all my facts straight. But Daniel and John were not in immediate contact with the congregation, but isolated and alone with God, the one in a heathen court, the other on a lonely isle ( Revelation 1:9 PORPHYRY, the assailant of Christianity in the third century, asserted that the Book of Daniel was a forgery of the time of the Maccabees (170-164 B.C. Daniel 9:1-19 says that while they are waiting in exile, they can repent of their sins. I think some chapters could have been combined and allowed us to still complete the entire books in the same amount of time. Babylon will rise. In chapter 8 Ezra and the priests read and explain the law while standing on specially built platforms in the new temple area. First and 2 Chronicles were probably written as late as 300 to 400 years before Christ. Ch 2: Israel Forsakes God Ch 3:6 Unfaithful Israel So he knows you have that book in hand. And Daniel could know that though these great kingdoms will rise and fall, God will give his kingdom to the Messiah, that he will raise those who have died, from the dead. The first nine chapters are one long genealogy that connects the history of Israel clear back to Genesis. He is a religious ruler. Daniel does not mention that he conquered Babylon. So he teaches the people the word. Daniel 1.3-6 mentions that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were chosen for the king’s service because they were, among other things, “without blemish, of good appearance.” They were taken aside and were to be given special training and a special diet to prepare them to assist the king. What Revelation is to the NT prophetically and apocalyptically, Daniel is to the OT. He has made a covenant with Abraham, that all nations will be blessed through Abraham. Church History Class Being Offered and recordings available. We know of him, not only from the Bible, but from Persian records. It was God’s providence that the king would listen to Esther. The writings of Daniel cover the period of 618 BCE to 536 BCE and the writings of Daniel cover the years 618 BCE to 536 BCE. We have plenty of evidence that modern humans do not descend from a single original couple, yet Genesis says that we do? Ezra is a priest. What are your thoughts on this? He has called Abraham’s descendants to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation to declare his glory to the world. Why? 22. A. I find that Xerxes (also called Ahasuerus in Daniel and Esther) was given the throne in 485 B.C, but what’s really confusing is that Daniel mentions in Chapter 9 that during the first year of Darius the I son of Xerxes, he receives the revelation of the 70 year desolation of Jerusalem. STUDY. We need to remember, as the prophet said over and over again, as Zephaniah 3:8.9 said, as Isaiah 19:16-25 said, and a host of other passages, God will keep his promise to Abraham. 586 Jerusalem and the temple falls to Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. In Ezra 1-6 we are told that prior to Ezra’s time, which is about 450 B.C. That we have sinned against our creator. The focus at all times is on Judah because David is from Judah, Solomon is from Judah and the promises of God for a Messiah come through Judah. In the book of Esther we find Esther herself becoming queen of Persia in chapters 1 and 2. He was asked to learn Babylonian ways and eat Babylonian food. But then in Ezra 7-10 we have an emphasis on rebuilding Israel’s spiritual life. “And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”. Chapters 1-7, he leads the people to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls and to rebuild its population by encouraging people to live in Jerusalem. The Messiah is the one who shall rule. There we see this temple has greater glory than the first, just as Haggai promised, because the Savior comes to this temple. Daniel and Esther: Israel in Exile (9780718034788) by John MacArthur But the books of Ezra and Nehemiah show us that though human failure is a constant in this fallen, sinful world, God never quits. For Esther and the Jews, the story has a happy ending. The date of this book is probably about 487 to 465 B.C. No, he is really saying, he is the son of man, to whom the Ancient of Days gives the kingdoms of the world, that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. So he needs a new queen. Camas, WA 98607 Daniel 7:13, 14 are very strategic for the book of Daniel and for the New Testament as they think about the Messiah. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim came Nebuchadnezzar, &c. — See notes on 2 Kings 24:1-4. Esther’s deliverance (Esther 3:10) Mordecai made Prime Minister Artaxerxes I (464-424) or Longimanus Was the step-son of Esther (Ezra 7:1) How did Moses know what to write in Genesis? They should know that the Messiah will come and they can live for him. 1:21; 6:1, 2) Perhaps Jehovah maneuvered matters this way so that Daniel could be a blessing to his own people, as were Joseph in Egypt and Esther and Mordecai in Persia. God saved the people through these circumstances. Timeline of Jeremiah / Daniel / Ezekiel Kings of Judah Date Ref Josiah 640 BC 2 Kg 22:1 - 23:30 5, 6 Josiah was 8yr old when he was made king and reigned 31 years 2 Ch 34 - 35 627 BC Jer 1 1 God calls Jeremiah to be prophet in Judah. If he was, why was this not mentioned in his book? There is very little about the northern kings in this book. You live expecting God to protect you. We find the temple restored as the central representative of God’s presence among the people. So when Jesus called himself the son of man, this was not a minor statement. because the king featured in this book is Xerxes I. In Nehemiah 8-13 we have the rebuilding of Israel’s spiritual life. So we know that Esther and the events in the book of Esther occurred about 100 years after the events described in Lamentations, the destruction of Jerusalem. After several days of hearing the word of God, see 8:13-18, the people confess their sins and plead for forgiveness in chapter 9. He is a governor. Some, such as Daniel and Esther, were even members of a race carried away to a foreign land that had never heard of the God of Israel. Daniel 1. But you see, the writer of Chronicles expects you to know 1 and 2 Kings because he quotes the book repeatedly. But he has made covenants with Noah, that all nations should respond positively to him. And they will all fall. Why do Christians say that the earth was created 6000 years ago? Daniel writes in 7:13, “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.” The Ancient of Days of course is God. Esther unfolds in the Persian capital of Susa. You live being committed to his ways, even if it means death. The first six chapters of Ezra summarize that material for you. Because he knew and loved Yahweh and Yahweh’s people. The book of Nehemiah gives us a good partner to Ezra. (Dan. The Darius of Daniel was a Mede. Daniel does not mention Esther because he pre-dated her by a couple of generations. The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar, Hananiah was called Shadrach, Mishael was called Meshach, Azariah was called Abednego...."Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,' Daniel said. Even with the discrepancy mentioned above (if he were 8 years younger at the time of the flood), Shem obviously still would have been alive (and younger) when Abraham died. Jer 2 - 6 2, 3 God sends Jeremiah to Jerusalem to give a series of messages to the people of Judah. So, how does one survive in exile? A. Compassion. He is not trying to pull the wool over your eyes or be phony about the history of Israel. It seems the writer of Daniel is confused as Artaxerxes was the son (not the father) of Darius? But Esther has become queen. In fact, it was Cyrus who conquered Babylon. He shall look forward to the fact, as 12:2 says, “Many of those who sleep in the dust shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” God will raise the dead. I am confused about the dates from my research and was hoping for some clarity. Who was Darius in Daniel 9:1? But even if he will not deliver us, we will not serve idols.” That’s how people should live in exile. And he is a God who has made a promise to David that his kingdom will rule forever; his descendant, the son of man, will be on the throne. He is a studier of the word and a teacher of the word. Explain how Daniel says Darius asked people to pray to him when we know from other sources that the rulers of Persian and Media were Zoroastrians and would never have allowed themselves to be worshipped. He will be raised from the dead, and he will rule forever. Stream the classes, or download and listen to them offline. If so, it is a marvelous summary, from the genealogies of Genesis to the life of David, to the life of Solomon, to the life of Hezekiah and Josiah, all these faithful kings, clear on down to the fall of the nation. Eventually, Haman is destroyed. I find that Xerxes (also called Ahasuerus in Daniel and Esther) was given the throne in 485 B.C, but what’s really confusing is that Daniel mentions in Chapter 9 that during the first year of Darius the I son of Xerxes, he receives the revelation of the 70 year desolation of Jerusalem. These chapters are certainly worth extensive study. Should we expect a scientific explanation of Genesis 1, or is it just poetry. So what follows in the Old Testament canon are two books about people who live in exile. Esther unfolds in the Persian capital of Susa. According to Hebrew custom, the title is drawn from the prophet who throughout the book received revelations from God. God delivers him and Daniel is faithful, maintaining his walk with the Lord under extreme circumstances in exile, thus showing the people how they might maintain their own faith as they live in exile. There will be a new creation. Daniel deals with how you maintain distinctive faith in exile. We have to wonder, will Israel ever live like a restored people? In any case, Daniel was born somewhere around 620 BC and died some time around 535 BC. Rome will rise. Esther became queen to the Persian King Ahasuerus traditionally identified with Xerxes I of Persia. All the promises of God made to Noah, Abraham, Moses and David will be kept. He is the one who can deliver the people. So as we conclude our study, as we think of what 1 and 2 Chronicles teaches us, let us view the past through the lenses of the promises of God and see in the Old Testament that God has given us one united message of moving from creation to new creation through the promises to Noah, the promises to Abraham, the promises to Moses, the promises to David; and now, because we read the Scriptures, promises to us; and that these promises are breathed out by God and profitable for every aspect of living today. We find genealogies from Genesis and other books here. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the Babylonian captivity (ca. In fact, it was Cyrus who conquered Babylon. (888) 358-9998. The first Xerxes was in power from 486 to 465 BCE. Esther and Nehemiah as Contemporaries The problem comes up because of questions about the identity of Darius. When faced with idolatry or death, Daniel’s friends say in chapter 3: “God is able to deliver us. Some, such as Daniel and Esther, were even members of a race carried away to a foreign land that had never heard of the God of Israel. He always sends his faithful servants like Ezra and Nehemiah to rebuild the religious life of the people, to rebuild the physical life of the people, until such time as the Messiah comes and teaches the people and builds them up and heals their sicknesses and gives them that which they need: Ezra, a true student of the word of God, a great teacher of the word of God; and Nehemiah, a great leader of the people, one who truly shows God’s best strength to the people. He establishes the Levites in the temple. If this is the same Darius I, then wouldn’t that mean that Daniel was alive when Esther interceded on behalf of the Jews? It was God’s providence that Mordecai was a faithful person who interceded on behalf of his fellow Jews. Daniel 1:1-2. There is much drinking and revelry, and he requires the queen to appear to show her beauty to the guests. You will recall that this began because of the decree of Cyrus in 538 B.C. The high priest allows enemies of the people to live in the temple. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams/visions. And they can put their trust in him. Were Daniel and Jeremiah contemporaries? Ezra, as I said, was a priest and religious leader. Among them were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah. But she becomes queen of Persia through an unusual set of circumstances. The problem that this raises is that we do not know about Darius the Mede, the ruler of the Babylonian province, from documents outside of Daniel. Chapter 12 ends with great promise to Daniel. Just a few words on both. I conclude our study with just a few comments from 1 and 2 Chronicles. All the promises of Deuteronomy 30, that if the people return to God, even in exile, he will restore them. He ruled, not all of Persia but the province of Babylon, as you can see if you look at Daniel 9:1. Esther 9:20 through 10:3 tell us that the feast of Purim, which is still celebrated by Jewish persons today, was instituted to mark the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies. The Chronology of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. Basically they tell us that great kingdoms will rise and fall. He is a teacher of the word. One could say the same about Ezra. So several Israelites returned and as you will recall from the books of Haggai and Malachi, they rebuild the temple in 520 to 516. He had a passion for faithfulness. When I research the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, I find that Daniel was brought to Babylon in 605 B.C and that Darius the Mede conquered Babylon in 539 B.C… but what I am confused about is the reign of Xerxes, the husband of Esther. Support for the Levites and temple worship wanes and the Sabbath is broken. The city walls are down. So as they read Daniel toward the end of their Bible toward the end of the Old Testament they would have seen God giving the kingdom of the earth and the kingdom of heaven to this one called the son of man. He is a God who is saving and just and gracious, according to Exodus 34:5, 6. The idea is for Nehemiah to help Jerusalem become an established city again. So in chapter 3 Haman plots to have all Jews killed. "Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. Esther becomes Queen -her marriage gave the Jews prestige at Persian court which effected Ezra’s return and Nehemiah’s position (Esther 2:16). The BiblicalTraining app gives you access to 2,100 hours of instruction (129 classes and seminars). He is put to death on the very apparatus on which he had prepared to kill his enemy, Mordecai. And we find people at the temple, Anna and Simeon, proclaiming who he is, God’s Messiah. Q. So the king could not repeal his allowing of Israel’s enemies to attack them. – in other words, about the same time as Malachi – the Lord began bringing Israelites back to Judea. According to this calculation, Shem lives 35 years longer than Abraham. In chapters 7–12 of Daniel the book gives us extraordinary visions of the future, of kingdoms that will rise and will fall. So much of what I read places the book of Daniel around 150 B.C and I’m having a hard time nailing down the dates for when Esther was alive.Thanks so much,Jennifer Loewen Jennifer; The problem comes up because of questions about the identity of Darius. This is a marvelous book that tells us how to view the past. The division known as the Prophets was formed prior to the Hagiographa and had the Book of Daniel existed at that time, it would have been ranked as a work of a prophet and included among the former. Daniel does not mention that he conquered Babylon. Robert Price says a miracle-worker like Jesus should have mention in non-Christian writings in the first century, but there is none. Esther wins this contest. Copyright ® 2021 Evidence for Christianity. Q. Yes, Ezekiel was a contemporary with both Daniel and Jeremiah. Chapter 17 repeats the promises of God made in 2 Samuel 7. He learned their ways, but he rejected the food and maintained his purity before God. So Daniel could know, as all the other exiles could know, how can he live? The people are organized to guard their land and their city. First of all, there is Esther, a woman who lived in exile in Persia; and Daniel, a man who lives in exile in Babylon. Were Daniel and Esther contemporaries (a question about Darius) I appreciate any insight I can get in this quest for facts. Your response? By the way, you identify him as the one who "conquered Babylon." A. Hebrew:1. John MacArthur takes readers through the books of Daniel and Esther, beginning with the prophet Daniel being carried off to Babylon, continuing through the rise of the Persian Empire, and concluding with Esther’s reign as queen. This individual, this Son of Man, this one born of woman, as Genesis 3:15 promised, will be given the kingdoms of the world and all nations will serve him, as God had promised David in 2 Samuel 7; and as Psalm 2 had promised about the Messiah. Drunk and angry, he decides she can no longer be queen. Their lives were not easy, but even in the midst of trials, these men and women discovered that God was with them—and that He was actively leading the events in their lives. So chapters 1 and 2 talk about Esther’s rise to the throne. He is not secular (in that he doesn’t care about God); but he is not a priest and he is not a prophet. Then in 2 Chronicles 10–36 you have the division, the fall and the defeat of Israel. His reward was to be granted retirement in Jerusalem. Persia will rise. How do you explain the historical error in Daniel with regard to Darius? Xerxes figures prominently in the Greco-Persian Wars building the bridge across the Hellespont and taking part in the famous Battle of Thermopylae.… Can you respond to a video I found from a guy who claims to totally disprove the teleological/watchmaker argument? The books of Ezra and Nehemiah (one book-in the Hebrew Bible) trace the story of the return of the people of God to the land of Israel after the 70-year captivity in Babylon. Esther and Daniel explain to us how it is we are to survive in exile. And God’s kingdom ultimately will reside in the Messiah, in the Savior. If Darius the Mede (Daniel 6) is a real person, why does The Cambridge History of Judaism not mention him, as it lists all the rulers of Bablyon after the Persian conquest? Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase.”. In faithfulness to God’s word, in faithfulness to one another, with hope for the future. What shall the people do? Like the book of Song of Solomon, Esther never mentions the name of God. Site design and hosting by Whistlepig Softworks, LLC, Were Daniel and Esther contemporaries (a question about Darius). And in chapter 5 she takes the request to save her people to the king and the king agrees. Sin will not always mark this world. Second Chronicles 1-9 tells us about Solomon’s reign and about all that God did for Solomon and the positive elements of Solomon’s reign. So, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Jeremiah, whose lamentations we just finished reading, were all contemporaries. Their lives were not easy, but even in the midst of tr… In fact, it was Cyrus who conquered Babylon. 1. No wonder then in Mark 14:62 when Jesus claimed to be the son of man, that he was the one to whom God would give the kingdom, that those who did not believe he was the Messiah decided to kill him. The book of Daniel is a companion piece to Esther. Share classes via social media, email, and more. This study can be used for personal reflection or for use in a small-group setting. So Ezra, Nehemiah, Malachi may have been contemporaries. One who does what? J. I. Packer has written a wonderful book about Nehemiah entitled, A Passion for Faithfulness, published by Crossway Books. They also make a covenant to follow the Lord in chapter 10. Visit the President's page to see his availability to speak at your church or ministry. Dr. Bill Mounce blogs on spiritual formation and on Greek at BillMounce.com. And when we open the New Testament, we find promises of the Savior and this Savior being brought to the temple to be circumcised when he is a baby. The people are defenseless before their enemies. I am confused about the dates from my research and was hoping for some clarity. When he first gets to Jerusalem, it is very discouraging. By the grace and the providence of God. Darius II was also a Persian. Then after we read about Israel’s ancestors and genealogy in chapters 10-29, the book focuses on David’s reign. You could not repeal a law, you could only pass another law that could counteract it. Persia had a very interesting way of making laws. 5:1-2). This was not some comment that he is a human like everyone else. Is 2 Peter 3:10-13 about the return of Jesus or the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70? In fact, 7:10 summarizes him when it says, “For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” This is a summary of all good servants of the Lord, all good priests, all good prophets. How do I answer? 23. The Darius "the Mede" of Daniel is not Darius II, the son of Xerxes who ruled 423-405 BC. Perhaps she was to show more than her face, though it is impossible to know for certain. Eber outlived them all. He gains permission from the king of Persia and gains funding from the king of Persia to help this process. . Chapters 1-6 indicate this was not easy. How shall they live in the land? Darius I was a Persian, not a Mede. 722 B.C. When was the Book of Nahum written? Scholars differ as to the chronological order of the books, some maintaining that the events of Nehemiah occur before those of Ezra. The book of 1 and 2 Chronicles tells the people how to view the past. This is the same city in which the young Esther was forced to participate in a “beauty pageant” at the whim of a king named Xerxes . He has decided to have a massive party that lasts for six months. Understanding the Old Testament, by Dr. Paul House, Lecture 13: The Book of the Twelve (Part 1), Lecture 14: The Book of the Twelve (Part 2), Lecture 17: Ruth, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes & Lamentations, Lecture 18: Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah & Chronicles, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah & Chronicles. While Nehemiah is back in Persia, the people sin again. He was asked to bow down to other gods and to pray to other deities, but he refused to do so. 13 As a result of divine favor, Daniel was made a high official under both Babylonian and Medo-Persian rule. How may Daniel have been a blessing to his fellow Jews? These threats begin because of a particular villain named Haman. Nehemiah has the people celebrate instead of mourn when they hear the teachings, according to 8:9-12. And he will restore them. It ends with Cyrus allowing Israelites to go home and rebuild their temple. Did God create the sun as is, or did it form by natural physical processes? When I research the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, I find that Daniel was brought to Babylon in 605 B.C and that Darius the Mede conquered Babylon in 539 B.C… but what I am confused about is the reign of Xerxes, the husband of Esther. Why does God love us? All rights reserved. All nations will be blessed through him and it is through the Messiah, the son of Abraham, the son of David, that these promises will be kept. John Oakes Before he died, Haman had gotten the king to agree to allow the Israelites’ enemies to attack them. So he is highlighting God’s promise to David and he is highlighting God’s promises to Solomon. ... Nehemiah returned to tell the King Darius and Queen Esther that the work of the first Jubilee15 of Daniel's prophecy were complete. God says that great princes will rise and fall, that kingdoms will come and go; but he says in verse 4: “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the end of time. He is also not Darius I "The Great" who ruled Persia/Media from 521-486 BC. So we’re going to look at Daniel in the eyes of the men who lived in his day and in his time: Daniel in the eyes of his contemporaries. He will die for the sins of the people. John Oakes. The reader know that Esther is Jewish, she is Israelite, and Israelites have almost no rights as exiles in the land; or at least, they have no rights that are not extended to them by the king. God gives this person the kingdom. 605–536 B.C. More people move into the city and the place begins to grow again. Greece will rise. He will make all things right. So through the intercession of Mordecai and through the intercession of Esther, the king of Persia allows the Jews to defend themselves against their enemies and thus they are spared. Daniel was God’s mouthpiece to the Gentile and Jewish world, declaring God’s current and future plans. They can turn to the Lord in faith. Ezra (Nehemiah was included with Ezra) 24. 21. As we conclude our study, there are some rather long books to go. God will remove sin. This son of man will be given the kingdoms of the earth and peoples, nations and languages will bow down to him. I was disappointed that the study of Daniel ended after chapter 7 (skipping chapters 8-12) and the study of Esther ended after chapter 7 (skipping chapters 8-10). The positive is focused on. But what shall Daniel look forward to? God’s promise to David is the mainspring of all Israelite hope. PLAY. David is the main character in the history of Israel, according to 1 Chronicles. 5:4-8; 7:1-5) and to manipulate Haman into exposing his own hypocrisy in seeking to have the Jews annihilated (Es. ... in proximity to Esther. 523 NE Everett St He concludes Jesus is a fictional character. 539 Babylon falls to Medes and Persians (Dan 5) 536 Daniel prays to God about the 70 year captivity predicted by Jeremiah (Daniel 9). She employs a clever scheme to butter him up over the course of two banquets (Es. If he was, why was this not mentioned in his book? Esther risks approaching the king unbidden, yet receives his favor (Es. He lives in Babylon until 536 B.C., always serving this foreign government. Mordecai comes to Esther in chapter 4 and asks her to intercede for her people with the king. You live in faithfulness to God’s word. He definitely was not a contemporary of Esther. As you may remember, Esther becomes the next Queen of Persia and eventually risks her life to save the Jewish exiles living in Persia from extermination [2]. God allows Daniel to know the future end of Israel right after Messiah comes (Dan 9:24-27). He suffered punishment and embarrassment, but God delivered him out of every single trial. John Oakes Sermons in Bakersfield: John XIV Abide in Christ. All seems well. Yet, as one scholar says, God is always working behind the scenes in the book of Esther. They may have worked together the same way Haggai and Zechariah might have as they ministered together. It was God’s providence that Esther became queen. Ezra begins to teach the people, to correct the sins that they have been committing and to enforce God’s rulings. The Book of Daniel is set during the Babylonian captivity, ~600 BCE to 538 BCE. Again, all this happens about 450 B.C. He teaches his people how to be faithful to one another in their marriages in chapter 9; and in chapter 10 he helps them confess their sins. How can I respond to those who say that evolutive processes such as star formation and animal evolution do not need God, and who therefore reject the existence of God? I am wondering, are Daniel and Esther contemporaries? The Hebrew Scriptures were probably originally canonized into a two-fold division: the Law and the Prophets12. When I say Chronicles is a positive book, I can illustrate it by telling you, there is nothing about Bathsheba and David in Chronicles; and there is nothing about Solomon’s great idolatry in Chronicles. 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